{"id":525090,"date":"2026-06-30T02:18:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T02:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/525090\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T02:18:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T02:18:23","slug":"5-new-movies-to-watch-this-week-across-netflix-prime-video-and-more-june-29-july-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/525090\/","title":{"rendered":"5 new movies to watch this week across Netflix, Prime Video, and more (June 29-July 5)"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s the end of June, which means movies will be departing from nearly every major streaming service. Conversely, new films will be added to make up for the loss. For our top pick, Netflix kicks things off in July with the third movie<\/a> in one of its most popular franchises and features arguably its most popular star, Millie Bobby Brown.<\/p>\n

HBO Max will receive a Warner Bros. project that released in theaters earlier this year. It’s a horror that shares a name with an adventure franchise. Other new movies this week include a jaw-dropping war movie, a Best Picture winner, and an underrated comedy. All five movies can be streamed in the U.S.<\/p>\n

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Everybody Wants Some!!<\/p>\n

Richard Linklater takes us back to college<\/p>\n

Richard Linklater is an important filmmaker for me. Dazed and Confused is one of my Letterboxd four favorites<\/a>, and the Before saga only gets better with age. When I heard he was making a somewhat spiritual sequel to Dazed in 2016, I was in, no matter what. Then, I watched Everybody Wants Some!! and quickly fell in love with it.<\/p>\n

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8 Questions \u00b7 Test Your KnowledgeDirector match: Who made these movies?
Trivia challenge<\/p>\n

Besson, Aronofsky, or Lanthimos \u2014 can you match these films to the visionary director behind them?<\/p>\n

DirectorsFilmAuteursCinemaMatching<\/p>\n

Begin<\/p>\n

Which director made Poor Things (2023), the surreal Victorian fantasy starring Emma Stone?<\/p>\n

ADarren AronofskyBLuc BessonCYorgos LanthimosDDavid Cronenberg<\/p>\n

Correct! Yorgos Lanthimos directed Poor Things, winning him the Golden Lion at Venice. It’s a typically absurdist, visually striking film that fits perfectly within his strange, formally precise body of work.<\/p>\n

Not quite \u2014 Poor Things was directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. The Greek filmmaker reunited with Emma Stone after The Favourite, delivering another darkly comic, visually bizarre world that won the top prize at Venice in 2023.<\/p>\n

Continue<\/p>\n

Black Swan (2010), the psychological thriller about an obsessive ballerina, was directed by whom?<\/p>\n

AYorgos LanthimosBDarren AronofskyCLuc BessonDGaspar No\u00e9<\/p>\n

Correct! Darren Aronofsky directed Black Swan, earning Natalie Portman her Academy Award for Best Actress. The film is a hallmark of Aronofsky’s obsession with self-destruction and the psychological cost of perfectionism.<\/p>\n

Not quite \u2014 Black Swan was directed by Darren Aronofsky. It shares thematic DNA with his earlier film Requiem for a Dream, exploring how the pursuit of perfection can unravel the mind entirely. Natalie Portman won the Oscar for her performance.<\/p>\n

Continue<\/p>\n

The Fifth Element (1997), the colorful sci-fi blockbuster starring Bruce Willis and Milla Jovovich, was directed by whom?<\/p>\n

ADarren AronofskyBYorgos LanthimosCJean-Pierre JeunetDLuc Besson<\/p>\n

Correct! Luc Besson directed The Fifth Element, which he had been developing conceptually since his teenage years. It remains one of the most visually inventive European sci-fi blockbusters ever made, blending operatic spectacle with pure pop-art energy.<\/p>\n

Not quite \u2014 The Fifth Element was directed by Luc Besson. The French filmmaker poured years of personal world-building into the project, and Jean Paul Gaultier’s iconic costumes helped make it one of the most visually distinctive sci-fi films of the 1990s.<\/p>\n

Continue<\/p>\n

The Whale (2022), the intimate drama starring Brendan Fraser as a reclusive man with severe obesity, was directed by whom?<\/p>\n

ALuc BessonBYorgos LanthimosCDarren AronofskyDTodd Haynes<\/p>\n

Correct! Darren Aronofsky directed The Whale, based on Samuel D. Hunter’s stage play. Brendan Fraser won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance \u2014 a remarkable comeback story that moved audiences worldwide.<\/p>\n

Not quite \u2014 The Whale was directed by Darren Aronofsky. It’s a chamber piece set almost entirely in a single apartment, adapted from a stage play. Brendan Fraser’s Oscar-winning return to the spotlight became one of the most celebrated stories of the 2023 awards season.<\/p>\n

Continue<\/p>\n

The Favourite (2018), the darkly comic period drama set in the court of Queen Anne, was directed by whom?<\/p>\n

AYorgos LanthimosBDarren AronofskyCLuc BessonDAndrea Arnold<\/p>\n

Correct! Yorgos Lanthimos directed The Favourite, which earned ten Academy Award nominations. The film marked a shift toward working with larger casts and historical settings while keeping Lanthimos’s signature detached, darkly absurd sensibility fully intact.<\/p>\n

Not quite \u2014 The Favourite was directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz in a vicious power triangle, it became Lanthimos’s biggest awards success and introduced his unsettling worldview to a much wider audience.<\/p>\n

Continue<\/p>\n

L\u00e9on: The Professional (1994), the stylish thriller about a hitman who protects a young girl, was directed by whom?<\/p>\n

ADarren AronofskyBLuc BessonCYorgos LanthimosDJohn McTiernan<\/p>\n

Correct! Luc Besson directed L\u00e9on: The Professional, launching a young Natalie Portman’s career alongside Jean Reno. The film cemented Besson’s reputation for kinetic, stylized action with unexpectedly emotional undercurrents.<\/p>\n

Not quite \u2014 L\u00e9on: The Professional was directed by Luc Besson. It was a major international hit that introduced both Jean Reno and a 12-year-old Natalie Portman to global audiences, and it remains one of Besson’s most beloved and debated films.<\/p>\n

Continue<\/p>\n

The Lobster (2015), the dystopian dark comedy in which single people must find a partner or be turned into an animal, was directed by whom?<\/p>\n

ALuc BessonBMichel GondryCDarren AronofskyDYorgos Lanthimos<\/p>\n

Correct! Yorgos Lanthimos directed The Lobster, his English-language debut. It won the Jury Prize at Cannes and introduced mainstream international audiences to Lanthimos’s deadpan, rule-bound fictional worlds where social norms are taken to absurd extremes.<\/p>\n

Not quite \u2014 The Lobster was directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz, it was the Greek director’s English-language breakthrough and a perfect entry point into his work, in which bizarre societal rules are enforced with complete straight-faced sincerity.<\/p>\n

Continue<\/p>\n

Requiem for a Dream (2000), the harrowing portrait of addiction starring Ellen Burstyn and Jared Leto, was directed by whom?<\/p>\n

AYorgos LanthimosBLuc BessonCDarren AronofskyDLarry Clark<\/p>\n

Correct! Darren Aronofsky directed Requiem for a Dream, adapting Hubert Selby Jr.’s novel. Ellen Burstyn received an Academy Award nomination for her devastating performance, and the film’s relentless editing style \u2014 nicknamed ‘hip-hop montage’ \u2014 became hugely influential.<\/p>\n

Not quite \u2014 Requiem for a Dream was directed by Darren Aronofsky. The film’s brutal depiction of addiction spiraling out of control shocked audiences and critics alike. Its rapid-fire editing technique and Clint Mansell’s iconic score have influenced countless films and trailers since.<\/p>\n

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Everybody Wants Some!! takes place over a three-day weekend before classes start at a Texas college. Incoming freshman Jake Bradford (Blake Jenner) moves into an off-campus house with his baseball teammates. The guys drink, smoke, and party all weekend, just as college students typically do. Linklater is a master of the hangout movie, but he also knows how to sneak in a message about life. In this movie’s case, it’s about finding out who we are in college.<\/p>\n

Everybody Wants Some!! streams on Prime Video<\/a> on July 1.<\/p>\n

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Moonlight<\/p>\n

Barry Jenkins’ beautiful depiction of love<\/p>\n

It’s hard to discuss Moonlight and not discuss what happened at the 2017 Oscars. La La Land was mistakenly awarded Best Picture before producer Jordan Horowitz correctly announced that Moonlight won cinema’s top award. The Oscars’ fiasco took some spotlight away from Moonlight’s historic win, but that does not diminish the exceptional movie whatsoever.<\/p>\n

Moonlight follows Chiron in three stages of his life: childhood (Alex Hibbert), teenager (Ashton Sanders), and adulthood (Trevante Rhodes). The film explores questions about drug addiction, masculinity, and sexuality, as it examines how Chiron navigates life as a gay man. With a sensational screenplay and colorful visuals, Moonlight is a movie that stops you in your tracks even as the credits fade to black.<\/p>\n

Moonlight arrives on Hulu<\/a> on July 3.<\/p>\n

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Saving Private Ryan<\/p>\n

Steven Spielberg’s WWII masterpiece<\/p>\n

The opening scene in Saving Private Ryan is such a ridiculous flex from Steven Spielberg. The 20-plus minute sequence, which features virtually no dialogue, depicts the storming of Omaha Beach, also known as D-Day. It’s a harrowing depiction of war \u2014 agonizing screams, violent deaths, and devastating bloodshed. Spielberg won his second Best Director Oscar for Saving Private Ryan, which is now one of the best war movies of all time.<\/a><\/p>\n

After the opening battle, Saving Private Ryan settles into its central mission. Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) and his group of soldiers must find James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon) and send him home. During their journey, the soldiers reflect on their mission and ponder the idea of sacrificing their lives for that of a stranger. Ahead of America 250, Saving Private Ryan is the perfect movie to watch over the Fourth of July weekend.<\/p>\n

Saving Private Ryan heads to Prime Video<\/a> on July 1.<\/p>\n

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Lee Cronin’s The Mummy<\/p>\n

A new horror-focused adaptation of The Mummy<\/p>\n

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Warner Bros. did what it could to make sure audiences knew that their new Mummy movie was not related to The Mummy, the action-adventure franchise starring Brendan Fraser. The studio even added the director’s name to the title to differentiate itself. So if you’re watching Lee Cronin’s The Mummy and hope to see Rick O’Connell, that’s on you.<\/p>\n

Cronin’s Mummy, which is a supernatural horror movie, depicts a parent’s worst nightmare: a child is kidnapped. Eight years later, the child, Katie (Natalie Grace), is found alive inside a coffin. Katie returns to her family, but it’s not a heartfelt reunion. Katie is possessed by an ancient demon, and her family races to figure out how to free her from this possession. You’re going to be surprised at how gory this movie gets.\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n

Lee Cronin’s The Mummy premieres on HBO Max<\/a> on July 3.<\/p>\n

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\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bEnola Holmes 3<\/p>\n

Millie Bobby Brown returns as the titular sleuth<\/p>\n

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Sherlock Holmes has had plenty of adaptations, most recently Young Sherlock on Prime Video<\/a>. Did you know that Sherlock has a younger sister named Enola? Netflix gave the youngest Holmes sibling her own movie in Enola Holmes. Millie Bobby Brown stars as Enola Holmes, who follows in Sherlock’s footsteps to become a sleuth.<\/p>\n

In Enola Holmes 3, Enola has her own detective agency. Enola has even found love \u2014 she’s set to marry Lord Tewkesbury (Louis Partridge). However, Enola’s business takes her to Malta, and for this case, she must find Sherlock (Henry Cavill), who has mysteriously been kidnapped. The Enola Holmes movies are a lot of fun and can be enjoyed by the entire family.<\/p>\n

Enola Holmes 3 begins streaming on Netflix<\/a> on July 1.<\/p>\n

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Release Date<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 1, 2026<\/p>\n

Director<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhilip Barantini<\/p>\n

Writers<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJack Thorne, Nancy Springer<\/p>\n

More movies to watch this week<\/p>\n

Any DC fans? If you saw Supergirl this past weekend, head to HBO Max for more superhero movies<\/a>, including The Dark Knight and Wonder Woman. Elsewhere, Netflix has plenty of exciting thrillers to stream<\/a>, including The Rip and Bugonia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It’s the end of June, which means movies will be departing from nearly every major streaming service. Conversely,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":525091,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[93,61,60,270],"class_list":["post-525090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=525090"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525090\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/525091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=525090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=525090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=525090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}